All New Orleans WIT events are open to people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and technical abilities. We want everyone who wants to improve their skills to be able to join us, so we offer scholarships for situations of financial need. For more information send us an email.

Ready to take your programming skill set to the next level? This workshop is the first step. Object Oriented Programming (OOP) is an important paradigm used in most modern software applications. Many of the most popular programming languages used today are Object Oriented Programming languages. These include Java, Python, C++, Visual Basic .NET and Ruby. Come learn about the fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming in this intermediate workshop. Not sure if this workshop is for you? If you’ve never heard of…

There’s a lot of talk about diversity and inclusion at tech conferences. Learn the skills necessary to take the stage and land more speaking gigs. This workshop will cover how to get more comfortable speaking in public, ways to get more speaking opportunities, and tips for creating more effective and interesting presentations. We’ll conclude with an interactive exercise where you can practice your public speaking skills. Instructor: Mallory Whitfield has years of experience on the stage, with a background…